Window-shade fixture



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WINDOW SHADE FIXTURE.

Patented June 21, 1892.

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WINDOW SHADE FIXTURE.

UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BIEHN, OF TACOMA, \VASHINGTON.

WINDOW-SHADE FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 477,495, dated June 211892.

Application filed August 17, 1891 Serial No. 402,813. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, GEORGE BIEHN, of Tacoma, in the county of Pierce andState of W'ashington, have invented new and useful Improvements inWindow-Shade Fixtures, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description. 7

My invention relates to improvements in window-shade fixtures; and theobject of my invention is to produce fixtures of simple constructionwhich may be cheaply made, which may be secured to a window-frame of anykind without the use of screws or nails,which may be easily adjusted soas to hold a window-shadeat any desired height and so as to fit ashade-roller of any ordinarylength, and which can be almost instantlyput up or taken down.

To this end my invention consists in certain features of constructionand combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter described andclaimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the fixtures supporting thewindow-shade roller and in position upon a window-frame. Fig.2 is anenlarged detail perspective view of one of the fixtures. Fig. 3 is across-section on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a longitudinalsection on the line 4 at in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail insideperspective view of the sliding plate and jaw. Fig. 6 shows the fixturesadapted to support a pole -bracket. Fig. 7 shows thesame supporting anordinarybracket adapted to hold a flower-pot or other article; and Figs.8 toll, inclusive, are diit'erent modifications of sliding roller-shadebrackets which may be used in connection with the clamp.

The shade-roller is supported in clamps 10, which are secured in placeon opposite sides of a window-frame, and each clamp has a main plate 11which is doubled over at right angles at one end, as shown at 12, toform a jaw, and this jaw terminates in curved teeth 13. The plate 11 hasalso side flanges 14, which are doubled over so that their innerportions will be parallel with the body of the plate 11, as shown at 15,and the flanges thus serve as guides for the sliding plate 16,whichmoves longitudinally on the inner side of the main plate 11 and which isbent inward at a right angle, as shown at 17, thus forming a slidingjaw, which terminates in teeth 18, the jaws 17 and 12 beingsubstantially similar. The inner end of the sliding plate 16 is turnedup to form a nut 19, which receives the ad justing thumb-screw 20, theouter portion of which extends through the jaw 12 and terminates in athumb-piece 21. It will thus be seen that by turning the thumb-piece theplate 16 may be moved and the jaws 17 and 12 adjusted in relation toeach other.

On the outside of the main plate 11 is an adjustable plate 22, whichslides on the main plate and which has flanges 23, overlapping the sidesof the main plate, causing the sliding plate to move steadily thereon.The sliding plate has a central longitudinal slot 24, through whichextends a thumb-screw 25, and the thumb-screw turns in threadedperforations26 on the main plate 11. The plate 22 maybe adjusted on themain plate 11 by simply loosening the thumb-screw 25 and then pushingthe sliding plate into a desired position and tightening the screw, andby changing the screw and placing it in another hole 26 the slidingplate may be adjusted to a very great extent. The sliding plate has aproject ing arm 27 at one end, which is bent tobring it into a suitableposition, and this end ter minates in a head 28, which, as shown in Fig.2, is at right angles to the sliding plate 16 and which has a centralaperture 29 to receive a lug on the end of the roller 30, which rollercarries a shade 31.

It will be seen that the sliding plate 22 and the arm and head connectedtherewith form a sliding bracket, and as the clamp and the slidingbracket are arranged 011 each side of the window-frame they may beadjusted to hold a shade-roller of any ordinary length. The form ofsliding bracket above described is the one chiefly used; but other formsmay be used, as hereinafter described.

As shown in Fig; 6, the sliding plate 22 is provided on opposite sideedges with projecting and vertically-alignin g perforated lugs 32, whichare adapted to support a pole-bracket, as indicated by dotted lines inthe figure. In-

stead, however, of placing the pole-bracket in the lugs an ordinarybracket 33 may be therein suspended, as in Fig. '7, and on this bracketa pot of flowers or any other ornament may be placed.

It is obvious that the arm and perforated head carried by the slidingplate may be bent in any desired shape to conform with the position ofthe supportingclamp and of the shade-roller.

In Fig. 8 the sliding plate 22 and arm 27 are shown provided with a head28, like that already described, except that the head is bent, so as tobe parallel with the sliding plate 22", and this form of plate isadapted to be used when the clamp is arranged on the inner side of aWindow-frame and at right angles to the shade-roller.

As shown in Fig. 9, the arm 27 projects from the side edge of thebracket, and the head 28 is parallel with the plate 22 and, as shown inFig. 10, the arm'of the plate 22 projects from the side edge of thebracket in the opposite direction, and the head 28 is at right angles tothe plate, these arms, when arranged in this way, carrying the shade tobe suspended when the clamp is in a vertical position or when the shadeis to be suspended between the jambs of the frame.

Fig. 11 shows adouble shad e-roller bracket, the plate 22 having arms 27at each end, which carry the perforated heads 28, which are at rightangles to the plate 22, and this form of bracket is adapted to be usedwhen the clamp is secured to the middle portion of a double windowframe,and the sliding bracket will thus form a support for the ends .of tworollers.

I have shown these various modifications of sliding brackets merely toillustrate the fact that the arms on the sliding plate may be bent intoall sorts of positions, so that when the clamp is secured to anyconvenient portion of the frame the sliding brackets may hold the shadein a desired position.

The shade is operated in the usual way,

and from the foregoing description it will be readily seen that thefixtures may be secured to the frame so as to support a shade withoutmarring the woodwork in any way, as to attach the clamps it is simplynecessary to have the two jaws 17 and 12 embrace one side of the frame,and then by tightening the thumbscrew 2t the jaws will be forced towardeach other, and will thus be clamped securely to the frame.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A shade-fixture comprising inner and outer plates11 16, sliding one upon the other and having inward-bent ends 12 17, aseries of threaded apertures 26 in the plate 11, a nut 19 on the innerplate, the screw-rod extending through the end 12 into engagement withsaid nut, the longitudinally sliding bracket on the outer face of plate12 and having a slot 24 and an arm 27, terminating in a head 28, and theset-screw 25, extending through slot 24 into one of the apertures 26,

substantially as set forth.

2. A shade-fixture comprising inner and outer plates 11 16, sliding oneupon the other and having inwardbent ends 12 17, a series 'of threadedapertures 26 in the plate 11, a nut 19 on the inner plate, the screw-rodextending through the end 12 into engagement with said nut, thelongitudinally sliding bracket on the outer face of the plate 12 andhaving a slot 24?, vertically-aligned apertured cars 32 above and belowthe slot, and an outward-projecting arm 27, having a head 28, theset-screw 25, extending through slot 24 into one of the apertures 26 andsecuring the sliding bracket in place, and the vertical bracket havingvertically-aligned pintles on its rear edge, entering the apertures inthe ears 32, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE BIEHN. lVitnesses:

D. J. GRIFFITH, BEN E. HERVEY.

